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A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for … poverty because they will substantially undermine the economic growth if left unchecked (ADB, 2014). The objective of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884285
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On-the-Job Learning and Earnings: Comparative Evidence from Morocco and Senegal
Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Wolff, François-Charles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Senegal. We rely on non-linear least squares to estimate the structural parameters of the informal learning model and account … diffusion is around 7 percent in Morocco and Senegal, but part of the learning-by-watching returns stems from firm heterogeneity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212746
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The Role of Education and Family Background in Marriage, Childbearing and Labor Market Participation in Senegal
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper examines the role of education and family background on age at marriage, age at first birth, and age at labor market entry for young Senegalese women. We use a multiple-equation framework that allows us to account for the endogeneity that arises from the simultaneity of the four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200072
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Remittances and Household Expenditure Behaviour in Senegal
Randazzo, Teresa; Piracha, Matloob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper analyses the impact of remittances on household expenditure behaviour in Senegal. We use propensity score … productive use of international remittances in Senegal. However, the impact of remittances disappears when the marginal spending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010761637
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Bride Price and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Rural Senegal
Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Wagner, Natascha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper is the first to provide evidence about the relationship between bride price payments and fertility decisions in the African context. Remarkably, the results show that bride price payments reduce fertility pressure, with a woman reducing her number of children by 0.5 at the mean bride...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720077
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Braving the Waves: The Role of Time and Risk Preferences in Illegal Migration from Senegal
Arcand, Jean-Louis; Mbaye, Linguère Mously - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
urban Senegal, we evaluate a measure of time and risk preferences through the individual's intertemporal discount rate and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684917
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"Barcelona or Die": Understanding Illegal Migration from Senegal
Mbaye, Linguère Mously - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Fatalities from illegal immigration from Africa is an important issue, representing a major challenge for both major migrant sending and receiving countries. Nonetheless, almost nothing is known about how the illegal migration intentions of potential migrants are formed. This paper aims to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990930
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Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the World Bank's unique LSMSISA dataset. This dataset covers six countries over the period 2005 to 2012. We find that rural enterprises tend to be small, informal household...
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Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
Batista, Catia; McIndoe Calder, Tara; Vicente, Pedro C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Does return migration affect entrepreneurship? This question has important implications for the debate on the economic development effects of migration for origin countries. The existing literature has, however, not addressed how the estimation of the impact of return migration on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775109
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Does Forced Solidarity Hamper Investment in Small and Micro Enterprises?
Grimm, Michael; Hartwig, Renate; Lay, Jann - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Sharing is a norm in many societies. We present a theoretical model on the trade-off between sharing and investment which we test on data from tailors in Burkina Faso. The empirical results support the idea that there are two behavioural patterns: entrepreneurs following an 'insurance regime'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627850